Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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The Government today submitted a bill to the Storting on the introduction of universal compulsory military service. The effect of the bill will be to extend conscription to women on terms equal to those that apply to men.
The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials. “The situation in the country is extremely serious, and the death toll keeps rising. Norway has decided to align itself with the sanctions agreed on by a united EU,” Foreign Minister
Norway’s Ambassador to the UN, Geir Otto Pedersen, deposited on 12 February Norway’s instrument of ratification, which makes Norway a State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty. Mr Pedersen submitted the document during a meeting at the UN in New York.
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has invited the OSCE to observe pilot electronic voting during the municipal and county council elections this autumn when voters in 10 municipalities will be given an opportunity to vote via
Minister Tora Aasland has taken the lead in an initiative of European education ministers towards their colleague in Belarus and warned against developments that threaten academic freedom in this country.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement on strategic partnership between Norway and Afghanistan. In the agreement, Afghanistan makes a commitment to good governance and combating
“Norway is disbursing the whole amount of its budget support to Palestine for 2013 now because Palestinian public sector employees urgently need to be paid again,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. Norway’s support is helping to
The NAWSARH project has the pleasure to invite the potential helicopter market, including the potential equipment manufacturers, integrators and support organizations, to the third Industry Day at the project office in Stavanger the 19th - 20th (
“I am glad to see that so many UN members and organisations have pledged funding today to save women and children. The pledges now total more than USD 40 billion over the next five years. This is the greatest effort the world has seen to reduce
IMF and ILO today launched a background paper on the “Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion” for the upcoming high-level conference in Oslo.
Norway condemns the suicide attack in Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran on Thursday 15 July. “Norway deeply deplores this act of terrorism,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen.
“Our political balance sheet shows that the three-party majority government has pursued a policy aimed at promoting work and welfare. We are spending big money on education and care services, rather than on tax cuts,” said Prime Minister Jens
Norway is concerned about the situation in Xinjiang province in China. The Norwegian authorities have expressed their concern to the Chinese authorities, deploring the violence and heavy loss of life. Norway has also aligned itself with an EU
- We condemn these attacks, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. He also sent a letter of condolence today to his Indonesian counterpart, Dr Hassan Wirajuda, to express his sympathy with the Indonesian people, the country’s authorities and the
A public electronic post journal for the civil service (OEP) is launched as the first of its kind in the world. - From this day on everyone is able to get access to the documents of the central civil service. Until now, only journalists had the
Rental regulation for pre-war housing was phased out in the New Year. In a revised national budget, the Government issues a bill on new housing rental funding for occupants who are unable to pay current rents for such housing in Trondheim. This
The Government has proposed increased funding to Haiti in its revised budget for 2010. “We are increasing our support for reconstruction after natural disasters by NOK 50 million,” Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik
The States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gathered in Kampala, Uganda, to take stock of the progress of the Court. “This is a milestone in the history of international criminal law,” commented Foreign Minister
Helen Clark, the Administrator of UN Development Program, Minister of Environment and Tourism Jose Endundu from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Norwegian Minister of Environment and Development, Erik Solheim attended today a signing
Norway and Indonesia agreed today to enter into a partnership to support Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests and peat lands. Indonesia will take immediate and decisive action to reduce its forest and